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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Not So Wild A Dream]]'' by [[Francine Rivers]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Ace - Damaris Rowland
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'''* Winner: ''[[Not So Wild A Dream]]'' - [[Francine Rivers]]'''
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:''[[Gentle Warrior]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Glory]]'' by [[Janice Young Brooks]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Lydia Paglio
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:''[[Gentle Warrior]]'' - [[Julie Garwood]]
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:''[[The Lady And The Outlaw]]'' by [[Joyce Brandon]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Cheryl Woodruff
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:''[[Glory]]'' - [[Janice Young Brooks]]
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:''[[Legacy Of Amber]]'' by [[Alla Crone]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Susan Reu
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:''[[The Lady And The Outlaw]]'' - [[Joyce Brandon]]
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:''[[Nevada Nights]]'' by [[Ruth Ryan Langa]]n - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Legacy Of Amber]]'' - [[Alla Crone]]
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:''[[Nevada Nights]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr|From This Day Forward]]'' by [[Kathleen Karr]] - HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
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'''* Winner: ''[[From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr|From This Day Forward]]'' - [[Kathleen Karr]]'''
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:''[[Forever Eden]]'' by [[Barbara Bennett]] - HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Honorable Intentions - Susan Phillips|Honorable Intentions]]'' by [[Susan Phillips]] - HarperCollins, Thomas Nelson, Promise - Etta Wilson
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:''[[Forever Eden]]'' by [[Barbara Bennett]]
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:''[[Tender Adversary]]'' by [[Judy Baer]] - HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
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:''[[Honorable Intentions - Susan Phillips|Honorable Intentions]]'' - [[Susan Phillips]]
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:''[[Tender Adversary]]'' - [[Judy Baer]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Today, Tomorrow And Always]]'' by [[Georgia Bockoven]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Margaret Learn
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'''* Winner: ''[[Today, Tomorrow And Always]]'' -[[Georgia Bockoven]]'''
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:''[[The Heart's Yearning]]'' by [[Ginna Gray]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition, Roz Noonan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Pursuit In The Wilderness]]'' by [[Jan Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Reva Kindser
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:''[[The Heart's Yearning]]'' - [[Ginna Gray]]
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:''[[Star-Crossed - Ruth Ryan Langan|Star-Crossed]]'' by [[Ruth Ryan Langan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Alicia Condon
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:''[[Pursuit In The Wilderness]]'' - [[Jan Michaels]]
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:''[[When Angels Dance]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
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:''[[Star-Crossed - Ruth Ryan Langan|Star-Crossed]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
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:''[[The Wild Rose]]'' by [[Ruth Alana Smith]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
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:''[[When Angels Dance]]'' - [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]]
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:''[[The Wild Rose]]'' - [[Ruth Alana Smith]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[The Beauty's Daughter]]'' by [[Monette Cummings]] - Bloomsbury, Walker - Ruth Cavin
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Beauty's Daughter]]'' - [[Monette Cummings]]'''
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:no finalists
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[A Much Needed Holiday]]'' by [[Joan Hohl]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Tara Gavin
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Much Needed Holiday]]'' - [[Joan Hohl]]'''
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:''[[Ain't Misbehaving]]'' by [[Jeanne Grant]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Joan Marlow
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* Finalists:
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:''[[By Love Possessed - Linda Barlow|By Love Possessed]]'' by [[Linda Barlow]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Ain't Misbehaving]]'' - [[Jeanne Grant]]
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:''[[The Light Side]]'' by [[Joan Bramsch]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carolyn Nichols
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:''[[By Love Possessed - Linda Barlow|By Love Possessed]]'' - [[Linda Barlow]]
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:''[[Shady Lady - Jan Mathews|Shady Lady]]'' by [[Jan Mathews]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[The Light Side]]'' - [[Joan Bramsch]]
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:''[[Swept Away - Jacqueline Topaz|Swept Away]]'' by [[Jacqueline Topaz]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Jan Kronstadt
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:''[[Shady Lady - Jan Mathews|Shady Lady]]'' - [[Jan Mathews]]
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:''[[Swept Away - Jacqueline Topaz|Swept Away]]'' - [[Jacqueline Topaz]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Release Romance|'''Single Title Release Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Release Romance|'''Single Title Release Romance''']]===
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''[[Banish Misfortune]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American Premier Edition - Hilari Cohen
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'''* Winner: ''[[Banish Misfortune]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]'''
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:''[[Arctic Rose]]'' by [[Claire Harrison]] - Worldwide Romance Library - Jacqui Bianchi
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Separate Beds]]'' by [[LaVyrle Spencer]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Star Helmer
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:''[[Arctic Rose]]'' - [[Claire Harrison]]
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:''[[Separate Beds]]'' - [[LaVyrle Spencer]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[The Crystal Unicorn]]'' by [[Doreen Owens Malek]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Patricia Smith
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Crystal Unicorn]]'' - [[Doreen Owens Malek]]'''
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:''[[Cassie Come Home]]'' by [[Barbara Turner]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Alicia Condon & Roz Noonan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Deeper Meaning]]'' by [[Brittany Young]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Patricia Smith & Roz Noonan
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:''[[Cassie Come Home]]'' - [[Barbara Turner]]
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:''[[Lady Moonlight]]'' by [[Rita Rainville]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[A Deeper Meaning]]'' - [[Brittany Young]]
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:''[[Promise Me Forever - Debbie Macomber|Promise Me Forever]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary Clare Kersten
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:''[[Lady Moonlight]]'' - [[Rita Rainville]]
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:''[[Where The Wind Blows Free]]'' by Emily Spenser - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Elizabeth Johnson
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:''[[Promise Me Forever - Debbie Macomber|Promise Me Forever]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
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:''[[Where The Wind Blows Free]]'' - [[Emily Spenser]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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''[[Waiting For Amanda]]'' by [[Cheryl Zach]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, First Love - Nancy Jackson
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'''* Winner: ''[[Waiting For Amanda]]'' - [[Cheryl Zach]]'''
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:''[[Call Back Yesterday]]'' by [[Doreen Owens Malek]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, First Love - Nancy Jackson
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Emily]]'' by [[Candice Ransom]] - Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit
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:''[[Call Back Yesterday - Doreen Owens Malek|Call Back Yesterday]]'' - [[Doreen Owens Malek]]  
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:''[[Learning To Love]]'' by [[Janice Boies]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Caprice - Marilyn Poe
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:''[[Emily]]'' - [[Candice Ransom]]
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:''[[Something Out There]]'' by [[Leslie Davis]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Moonstone Mystery - Helen Pyne
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:''[[Learning To Love]]'' - [[Janice Boies]]
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:''[[Something Out There]]'' - [[Leslie Davis]]

Latest revision as of 02:10, 22 October 2022

From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. In 1986, the Golden Medallion category changes were minimal, though the Mainstream Category was renamed as Single Title Release.

Historical Romance

* Winner: Not So Wild A Dream - Francine Rivers

  • Finalists:
Gentle Warrior - Julie Garwood
Glory - Janice Young Brooks
The Lady And The Outlaw - Joyce Brandon
Legacy Of Amber - Alla Crone
Nevada Nights - Ruth Ryan Langan

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr

  • Finalists:
Forever Eden by Barbara Bennett
Honorable Intentions - Susan Phillips
Tender Adversary - Judy Baer

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Today, Tomorrow And Always -Georgia Bockoven

  • Finalists:
The Heart's Yearning - Ginna Gray
Pursuit In The Wilderness - Jan Michaels
Star-Crossed - Ruth Ryan Langan
When Angels Dance - Vicki Lewis Thompson
The Wild Rose - Ruth Alana Smith

Regency Romance

* Winner: The Beauty's Daughter - Monette Cummings

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Much Needed Holiday - Joan Hohl

  • Finalists:
Ain't Misbehaving - Jeanne Grant
By Love Possessed - Linda Barlow
The Light Side - Joan Bramsch
Shady Lady - Jan Mathews
Swept Away - Jacqueline Topaz

Single Title Release Romance

* Winner: Banish Misfortune - Anne Stuart

  • Finalists:
Arctic Rose - Claire Harrison
Separate Beds - LaVyrle Spencer

Traditional Romance

* Winner: The Crystal Unicorn - Doreen Owens Malek

  • Finalists:
Cassie Come Home - Barbara Turner
A Deeper Meaning - Brittany Young
Lady Moonlight - Rita Rainville
Promise Me Forever - Debbie Macomber
Where The Wind Blows Free - Emily Spenser

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Waiting For Amanda - Cheryl Zach

  • Finalists:
Call Back Yesterday - Doreen Owens Malek
Emily - Candice Ransom
Learning To Love - Janice Boies
Something Out There - Leslie Davis
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